David Burnham Joins 'Wicked' Jan.8 as Fiyero

Beginning performances Tuesday, January 8, David Burnham will play Fiyero in the Broadway musical Wicked.  He joins a cast which currently includes Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba, Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda, Carole Shelley as Madame Morrible, Lenny Wolpe as The Wizard, Cristy Candler as Nessarose,  Logan Lipton as Boq, and Steven Skybell as Dr. Dillamond.   Sebastian Arcelus gave his final performance as Fiyero on December 16th; the role is being performed by Derrick Williams through January 6.

David Burnham created the role of Fiyero in the original LA workshops of Wicked, opposite Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Lenny Wolpe as The Wizard.  He was an original Broadway cast member of The Light in the Piazza and received the 2007 Best Actor Helen Hayes Award and the Garland Award for his portrayal of Fabrizio in the show's National Tour.  Other national tours include Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar.  David recently released his debut CD on LML Music, available online and in stores now. "Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz.  One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.  The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular.  Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch," explain press notes. Wicked has been sold out at virtually every performance since opening on Broadway in October, 2003.  Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie Holzman, and musical staging by Wayne Cilento.  The production is directed by Joe Mantello. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.  For more information, visit www.wickedthemusical.com.  Wicked is performed at the Gershwin Theatre, 222 West 51st Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue.